Jacob HersonEight Reasons English America SucceededHow 13 colonies became poised to become a nationApr 26, 2022Apr 26, 2022
Jacob HersonWhat Really Happened Between Pocahontas and John Smith?Unpacking the myth of a rescue and romance at the heart of America’s foundingNov 25, 2021Nov 25, 2021
Jacob Herson9 Reasons Slavery Ended in 1865Five years earlier, few would have believed it could happenMar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019
Jacob Herson8 Reasons the U.S. Expanded to the Pacific OceanIncluding Seizing the Northern Half of MexicoMar 7, 2019Mar 7, 2019
Jacob Herson7 Reasons Andrew Jackson was Loved and HatedThe seventh president was a divisive figure in his own timeMar 2, 2019Mar 2, 2019
Jacob Herson8 Ways Thomas Jefferson’s Party Shaped the Early United StatesWashington was the “father of his country,” but Jefferson’s party had a more lasting influenceFeb 24, 2019Feb 24, 2019
Jacob Herson8 Reasons for the “Revolution of 1800”Why the party of Jefferson defeated the party of Washington and HamiltonFeb 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019
Jacob Herson10 Reasons We Have the U.S. ConstitutionIt was not an immediate product of the revolutionFeb 8, 2019Feb 8, 2019
Jacob Herson8 Reasons the United States Became Independent from BritainIt was not just “taxation without representation”Jan 30, 2019Jan 30, 2019
Jacob HersonTrump’s tariffs: a time travel fantasyA look at the era of tariffs in American history, why it ended, and why Trump is pretending he can bring it back.Dec 13, 2018Dec 13, 2018